Eucalyptus and Ruscus may be wedding favorites, but they are only the beginning. Bloomingmore also offers other greenery choices, and your best option may be outside this list if your floral vision calls for a different shape, texture, color, or movement.
Wedding greenery can trail, climb, soften, frame, fill, perfume, or completely transform an arrangement.
The secret is choosing foliage for the job you want it to do.
Here are nine varieties worth knowing before designing your wedding flowers.
1. Cocculus: For Softness
Small, deep-green leaves grow along arching branches, giving Cocculus an airy quality that works beautifully in garden-style bouquets and naturalistic centerpieces.
Best for: Garden bouquets and centerpieces
Effect: Airy, soft, natural
2. Galax Leaves: For a Polished Finish
Round, glossy Galax Leaves bring a clean, graphic quality to floral design. Use them to collar a bouquet, line a clear vase, or create a polished backdrop for sculptural flowers.
Best for: Bouquets and vase work
Effect: Polished, graphic, refined
3. Salal: For Instant Volume
If you're trying to create lushness, Salal deserves attention. Its generous, leathery foliage fills space beautifully, making it useful for garlands, arches, and garden-style designs. Pair it with structured greenery and more textural foliage to create dimension.
Best for: Garlands and arches
Effect: Full, lush, abundant
4. Ivy: For Cascading Movement
Ivy naturally creates movement. Its trailing vines work beautifully in cascading bouquets, ceremony arches, and sweetheart-table arrangements. It also carries a traditional association with fidelity and enduring affection.
Best for: Cascading bouquets and arches
Effect: Romantic, trailing, timeless
5. Jasmine Vine: For Fragrance + Movement
Jasmine Vine brings delicate vines, tiny star-like flowers, and the possibility of natural fragrance into the floral composition. Fragrance levels vary from stem to stem and harvest to harvest, and sometimes the scent may be very faint, so fragrance cannot be guaranteed. Allow it to trail from bouquets, weave through ceremony structures, or drape lightly across a table. Some vines are seasonal, so check the availability when choosing your favorite.
Best for: Bouquets, arches and tables
Effect: Romantic, sensory, delicate
6. Magnolia Leaves: For Drama
Glossy green surfaces contrast with warm, velvety brown undersides, creating a natural two-tone effect. Magnolia Leaves work particularly well in substantial installations, formal centerpieces, and sophisticated autumn designs. Magnolia is seasonal and not available year-round so ensure you are taking that into consideration for your designs.
Best for: Large installations and centerpieces
Effect: Rich, dramatic, sophisticated
7. Camellia Leaves: For Classic Elegance
Dark, glossy, oval foliage gives Camellia Leaves a tailored quality. Their deep color creates an elegant backdrop for light-colored flowers and restrained palettes.
Best for: Bouquets and formal arrangements
Effect: Classic, polished, timeless
8. Ferns: For Texture
Not every Fern creates the same mood. Leatherleaf offers structure. Plumosa creates feathery softness. Tree Fern introduces architectural scale and drama. Your choice can take the arrangement from intimate and romantic to bold and spectacular.
Best for: Bouquets, centerpieces and installations
Effect: Textural, soft or architectural depending on variety
9. Grasses & Flax: For Movement
Grasses respond naturally to air and light, introducing movement into floral compositions. Delicate grasses can create a softer, bohemian feeling, while Flax introduces long, sculptural lines for contemporary arrangements.
Best for: Bouquets and ceremony installations
Effect: Airy, bohemian or contemporary
Choose Greenery by Wedding Style
Romantic Garden: Italian Ruscus, Baby Blue Eucalyptus, Salal Tips, Jasmine Vine, Camellia Leaves, and Asparagus Fern.
Modern Organic: Naked Seeded Eucalyptus, Israeli Ruscus, Cocculus, Galax Leaves, Flax, and Tree Fern.
Luxury Classic: Silver Dollar and Seeded Eucalyptus, Italian Ruscus, Ivy, Magnolia Leaves, and Brillantina.
The Real Secret to Choosing Wedding Greenery
Don't start by asking: “Which greenery is prettiest?”
Ask: What does my arrangement need?
More volume? Try Salal.
Movement? Consider Ivy or Jasmine Vine.
Polish? Galax or Camellia Leaves.
Drama? Magnolia Leaves or Tree Fern.
Airiness? Cocculus.
The best greenery doesn't merely occupy the spaces between flowers. It helps create the shape, texture, movement, and atmosphere of the entire design.
Flower + Filler Pairings to Complete the Look
Pair each greenery style with focal flowers and fillers to help visualize a complete wedding design and discover related Bloomingmore categories:
• Cocculus + Garden Roses + Baby’s Breath: soft, airy garden style.
• Galax Leaves + Calla Lilies + White Stock: polished, modern structure with a clean silhouette.
• Salal + Hydrangeas + Carnations: abundant volume for arches and large centerpieces.
• Ivy + Roses + Baby’s Breath: romantic cascading movement.
• Jasmine Vine + Spray Roses + Stock: delicate, layered movement for bouquets and tables.
• Magnolia Leaves + Garden Roses + Hypericum: rich contrast for formal or autumn-inspired designs.
• Camellia Leaves + White Roses + Baby’s Breath: classic, elegant contrast.
• Ferns + Ranunculus + Eryngium: textural, garden-inspired dimension.
• Flax + Calla Lilies + Stock: sculptural lines for contemporary installations.
Availability note: Flower, filler, and greenery availability can change by season, crop, and farm conditions. Some greenery is available year-round, while other varieties are seasonal. Check current product availability when planning your final recipe.
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